Combination check and cash disbursement book



Jan. 20, 1959 B. BENBASSAT COMBINATION CHECK AND CASH DISBURSEMENT BOOKFiled Aug. 20, 1956 rmeo cw 30 F m M IJ w m u F a i N m m a M .4 TTOR NEY United Sttes Patent COMBINATION CHECK AND CASH DISBURSEMENT BOOKBessie Benbassat, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application August 20, 1956, Serial No. 605,029

2 Claims. (Cl. 283-57) This invention relates to books and, moreparticularly, to a check and cash disbursement book in which a stubremains after the removal of a part of a page.

In order to dispense with the need of several record books, in additionto the usual check book, various types of accounting systems have beenproposed in which all of the records may be kept in a single volume.These various types of devices met with varying degrees of success,depending upon the particular system used, and the dependency uponadditional records to be maintained in other books. An object of thisinvention, is to provide a check book and cash disbursement book that isoperative to provide a continuous record of check and cash disbursementsin a single volume that is simple to follow, efficient in use, and whichwill overcome the necessity for maintaining additional records.

Another object of this invention is to provide a check book and cashdisbursement book that will reduce the volume of work required to checkbalances and which will entirely eliminate errors resulting from theusual necessity of having to copy figures from one book into another.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of thisinvention will become apparent from a study of the specification, takenin connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a book made in accordance with thepresent invention;

Figures 2, 3, and 4 are top plan views of certain pages of the bookshown in Figure 1; and

Figure 5 is a plan view of certain pages of the book shown in Figure 1in an extended position.

Referring now to Figure 1 of the drawing, a check and cash disbursementbook It made in accordance with the present invention is shown toinclude a plurality of pages a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, and 1', all ofdifferent sizes and all adapted to be bound together along their upperedge 15. Each page includes three check blanks that are consecutivelynumbered from 1 through 30, it being understood that additional or fewersuch checks may be used, as desired. The top of each page is providedwith three lines for the entry of information that are divided intovarious columns for the entry of information. These columns include acheck number column 16, a purpose of disbursement column 17, and anamount column 18. The three checks of each page are secured alongperforated lines 13 immediately below the respective three linesprovided for the entry of information.

While the first page a of the book has the three information linesdisposed adjacent to the very top of the binding edges 15, with thechecks secured immediately there below, each of the subsequent pages, b,c, etc.,'

It will therefore be recognized, that as the firstlines 4, 5, and 6, fortheentry of information will also i become available for use immediatelybelow the last line 3 of the previous or first page As the next pagesofchecks are used the following lines for the entry of information willalso become available, continuously throughout the entire use of thebook. Finally, after the entire thirty checks have been disbursed, thelines for the entry of information on each page will present acontinuous page similar to that shown in Figure 5.

As is more clearly shown in Figure 5, an eleventh extension tally sheet25 is provided immediately below the tenth sheet j. Normally, theextension sheet 25 is folded into the book along the vertical fold line23 so that it is hidden from view except when it is desired that youmake the necessary entries therein for the purpose of maintainingaccurate records. As shown, the extension sheet includes ledger entrycolumns 26 and outstanding check entry column 28, as well as an enlargedWork sheet space 30 disposed along the bottom portion thereof.

In use, the entries are made in the appropriate columns 16, 17, 18, ofthe lines for the entry of information provided on each sheet as eachcheck is written. At a convenient time, the information entered thereinis transferred directly to the extension sheet 25 that may be unfoldedfrom beneath the last page of the book.

Periodically, or upon the disbursement of all of the checks in the book,the balances and final entries may be made at the bottom of theextension sheet in the space 3%) provided. It will be recognized, thatif desired the pages may be perforated for binding in a separatelooseleaf binder, instead of being permanently bound in the mannerdescribed. Similarly, holes may also be provided along various edges ofthe pages to provide for binding in any particular way that isconvenient to the user of the book.

While this invention has been described with particular reference to theform shown in the drawing, it is to be understood that such is not to beconstrued as imparting limitations upon the invention, which is bestdefined by the claims appended hereto.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A rectangular combination check and cash disbursem-ent book havingtwo short sides and two long sides, comprising a plurality of checkstubs in stacked relationship, each of said stubs having the same widthas the short sides of the book, the lowermost of said stubs being thelongest stub and succeeding superposed ones of said stubs being shorterby substantially identical lengths to leave an outermost portion of eachof said stubs uncovered by the following superposed stub, the edges ofthe stubs opposite to the outermost portions being in registry with oneof the short sides of the book, a plurality of lines parallel to theshort sides of the book and across the width of said uncovered outermostportions of said stubs for recording check information on each line, aplurality of detachable checks equal in numbar to the number of saidparallel lines attached by a weakened line to the outermost portion ofeach stub, and a large cash disbursement ledger sheet below thelowermost one of said check information stubs, the ledger sheet having awidth several times the length of the short sides of the book but beingfoldable to be covered by the lowermost check stub when in foldedcondition, said stub edges and a part of an edge of said ledger sheet inregistry therewith being secured together at said one short side of thebook, and said ledger sheet having a plurality of parallel lines acrossits width and in registry with the lines on the check information stubs,whereby the check information stubs and the ledger sheet forms a cashdisbursement book and entry of check v d! information on the lines ofthe stub simultaneously produces a required cash disbursement book entrywhich may be posted on the registering line of the ledger sheet.

2. The combination check and cash disbursement book, of claim 1, whereintheledge'r sheet is longer than the long sides of the book to provide aWork space for entering balances and other bookkeeping entries.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS647,704 Powers Apr. 17, 1900 FOREIGN PATENTS France Mar. 13, 1926

